2019 International German Genealogy Conference – Hotel reservations at the discounted conference rate are now open. Go to the hotel reservations page on the IGGP website for more information and to reserve your room.
It is Not Too Late! – Didn't attend the 2017 International Germanic Genealogy Conference in July? Leftover syllabus books can be purchased while the supply lasts. You can also purchase audio recordings of presentations from the vendor.
SGGS Meeting Handouts & Videos – Beginning with the Sept. 26 meeting, presentation handouts and videos appear on a separate meeting page in the members-only section of this website. The meeting page will remain posted for a month following its posting date.

GIACR Project

"This series is one of the most important, most professional, immigrant identification databases published in the last 100 years."

Publisher Lewis Bunker Rohrbach

Since 2005, Dr. Roger Minert and his group at Brigham Young University have been transcribing, indexing and publishing German-American church records in a series of volumes called German Immigrants in American Church Records [GIACR]. A current list is presented below. All are Protestant records.

This table will be updated as new volumes become available.

On the shelf at the Sacramento FamilySearch Library	Available for purchase and soon to be provided by SGGS to the Sacramento FamilySearch Library	Future Volumes
Vol. 1: Indiana Vol. 2: Wisconsin Northwest Vol. 3: Wisconsin Northeast Vol. 4: Wisconsin Southwest Vol. 5: Wisconsin Southeast Vol. 6: Nebraska Vol. 7: Iowa West Vol. 8: Iowa Northeast Vol. 9: Iowa Southeast Vol. 10: Illinois North Vol. 11: Illinois, Cook County and Chicago Vol. 12: Illinois Central Vol. 13: Illinois South Vol. 14: Illinois St. Clair County Vol. 15: Michigan, excluding Detroit Vol. 16: Detroit, Part I Vol. 17: Detroit, Part II Vol. 18: Minnesota, North & South Dakota	Vol. 19: Missouri (excluding St. Louis city & county) Vol. 20: Missouri, St. Louis County, St. Louis City #1	April 2018: Vol. 22: Missouri, St. Louis City #2 Vol. 23: Missouri, St. Louis City #3 Vol. 24: Missouri, St. Louis City #4 2019: Vol. 25: Ohio

This project has been funded by Brigham Young University and some private donors. Unfortunately, said funding has lapsed beginning 2016. So last year SGGS provided a donation to help sustain their 2016 operation and appealed to readers of Der Blumenbaum to do the same. Click here to view a thank-you from the project staff. As volumes became available, SGGS has been purchasing one of each for the Sacramento FamilySearch Library (on Eastern Ave).

For SGGS members, more information can be found on page 11 of your July 2015 issue of Der Blumenbaum. But the donation instructions in that article turned out to be incorrect. If you would like to make a personal donation to this project, mail a check payable to "Religious Education BYU" to the following address. Be sure to also mention you're donating to the GIARC project.

Prof. Roger P. Minert

270K JSB BYU

Provo, UT 84602-5669

Some GIACR volumes are sold by SGGS at its meetings. Online sources follow.

Click here for a list posted on GRT Publications.

Click here for Family Roots Publishing (expected to be the new supplier).

posted 31 Mar 2018, rev 20 Nov 2017 rh

Interested in Helping SGGS?

Click here to visit the volunteer opportunities page.

Click here to visit the organizational structure page.

The current Der Blumenbaum issue is Volume 35, Number 2 (Oct/Nov/Dec 2017).

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Upcoming Events

Apr 28

SGGS Annual Spring Seminar 2018 with D. Joshua Taylor

This Saturday event on April 28th features D. Josua Taylor, nationally known genelogy expert, lecturer and researcher. You'll love him. Seating is limited. Don't miss out! More information (or select Spring Seminar 2018 from the website's menu) Register now (or select Spring Seminar 2018 followed by Register from the website's menu)

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May 22

"Military Records" by Dr. Kathryn Marshall

SGGS will hold its Study Group at 11 am followed by the general meeting at 1 pm. Dr. Kathryn Marshall will address the rich genealogical content of German military records and will demonstrate the Centennia historical atlas software. More detail will be available after the April 28 seminar concludes.

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Jun 26

SGGS Study Group and General Meeting

SGGS will hold its Study Group at 11 am followed by the general meeting at 1 pm. Details will be posted soon. SGGS will conduct a brief annual meeting and officers election just prior ot the general meeting..

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